Subject:Compiling scripts outside of SoundForge8

Posted by: wdr

Date:4/12/2006 2:32:20 PM

Is it possible to compile the script outside of SoundForge8 using Visual Studio .NET? When I try, it can't find the 'SoundForge' namespace even though I have a 'using' statement. What I want to do is make a DLL that I can call from other programs and have it open Sound Forge, run the script, close it. Is this possible? Or to automate it, will I have to use a DOS shell and do something like

forge80 /Script:myscript.cs

Subject:RE: Compiling scripts outside of SoundForge8

Reply by: _TJ

Date:4/12/2006 2:59:04 PM

No. Sound Forge must be the host of the script.

You can have a dll that executes Forge80.exe with command line arguments telling it to run a particular script.


"c:\Program Files\Sony\Sound Forge 8.0\Forge80.exe" /Script:"c:\MyScript.cs"


You don't have to use a DOS shell to do this, you can also use CreateProcess() or ShellExecute() or their script equivalents like System.Diagnostics.Process.Start( ... )



tj

Subject:RE: Compiling scripts outside of SoundForge8

Reply by: jetdv

Date:4/12/2006 7:02:31 PM

Right-click "References" in your VS2003 project, choose "Add", and then browse to and select Forge80.script.dll and your "using" statement should work fine. Code completion is also available. However, even if you compile to a DLL file it must still be run from inside SoundForge. However, it is easier to code this way.